Islam test

Question 1

Where was Muhammad born?

Answer 1

Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Question 2

When was Muhammad born?

Answer 2

570 AD

Question 3

Who was the most important prophet? (Islam)

Answer 3

Muhammad

Question 4

What was the name of the night when Muhammad received his first revelations?

Answer 4

The Night of Power

Question 5

When did Muhammad received his first revelations?

Answer 5

610

Question 6

Muhammad was transported to Jerusalem miraculously. What was this called?

Answer 6

The Night Journey

Question 7

When was Muhammad transported to Jerusalem miraculously?

Answer 7

620

Question 8

In 622 Muhammad…

Answer 8

Fled from Medina.

Question 9

In 630 Muhammad and his followers…

Answer 9

Conquered Mecca peacefully

Question 10

When did Muhammad die?

Answer 10

632 AD

Question 11

After Muhammad’s death…

Answer 11

The Muslin community separated into two groups.

Question 12

What are the two groups of Muslims called?

Answer 12

Sunni Muslims & Shia Muslims

Question 13

What are the six articles of faith?

Answer 13

1. Allah (the one God)
2. Angels
3. Prophets
4. Holy Books
5. Judgement Day
6. Qadar

Question 14

Which Muslims believe in the six articles of faith?

Answer 14

Sunni Muslims

Question 15

What is Shahadah?

Answer 15

Shahadah - the declaration of faith
(‘There is no God but Allah, and
Muhammad is his messenger’)

Question 16

What is Salah?

Answer 16

Salah - prayer five times a day, facing in the direction of the Kabah in Mecca

Question 17

What is Zakah?

Answer 17

Zakah - giving 2.5% of one’s wealth to the poor

Question 18

What is Sawm?

Answer 18

Sawm - fasting during daylight hours in the month of Ramadan

Question 19

What is Hajj?

Answer 19

Hajj - pilgrimage to Mecca that every Muslim should undertake at least once in their lives (if they are able to).

Question 20

What are the Five Pillars of Islam?

Answer 20

1. Shahadah
2. Salah
3. Zakah
4. Sawm
5. Hajj

Question 21

What do the Pillars of Jamraat represent?

Answer 21

The devil

Question 22

In what month do Muslims make a pilgrimage to Mecca?

Answer 22

Hajj

Question 23

What does the Hajj pilgrimage include?

Answer 23

• Tawaf
• Throwing stones at the pillars of Jamraat
• Walking between the hills of Safa and Marwa, where Hagar looked for water.

Question 24

What is Tawaf?

Answer 24

Walking around the Kabah seven times

Question 25

How many times do Muslims walk around the Kabah?

Answer 25

Seven

Question 26

What did Muhammad walk around seven times?

Answer 26

The Kabah

Question 27

Why do Muslims do Tawaf?

Answer 27

To be more like Muhammad

Question 28

Why do Muslims walk between the hills of Safa and Marwa?

Answer 28

To be like Hagar when she was looking for water

Question 29

What do Muslims do at the end of Hajj?

Answer 29

Celebrate Eid ul Adha

Question 30

Why do Muslims celebrate Eid ul Adha?

Answer 30

To remember Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son.

Question 31

What happens in Eid ul Adha?

Answer 31

A sheep or goat is sacrificed by (or on behalf of) each family

Question 32

What happens to the sacrificed animal’s meat?

Answer 32

One third for the household One third for friends and family One third for the poor

Question 33

Which practices - two of the Five Pillars of Islam - are carried out specifically during Ramadan?

Answer 33

Sawm and Zakah

Question 33

Which practices - two of the Five Pillars of Islam - are carried out specifically during Ramadan?

Answer 33

Sawm and Zakah

Question 34

What is Allah

Answer 34

Allah: the Arabic word for God

Question 35

What does Islam mean?

Answer 35

Islam: submission to Allah

Question 36

What is a Muslim?

Answer 36

Muslim: someone who has submitted to Allah (a follower of Islam)

Question 37

What is Qadar

Answer 37

Qadar: the supremacy of God’s will, sometimes translated as ‘fate’ or ‘predestination’ Allah is in control of everything and knows exactly what will happen in the future (however, human beings still have free will) -he just already knows what they will decide.

Question 38

What is Judgement day?

Answer 38

Judgement Day: the time that each person will be judged based on their deeds

Question 39

What is Jahannam?

Answer 39

Jahannam (hell)

Question 40

What is Quran

Answer 40

Quran: the Holy Book of Islam - a collection of all the revelations Muhammad received in his lifetime

Question 41

What is a Mosque

Answer 41

Mosque (or Masjid): Muslim place of worship

Question 42

What is Kabah?

Answer 42

Kabah: a holy building, believed to have been built by Ibrahim (Abraham) - now inside Mecca’s Great Mosque

Question 43

What is Jannah?

Answer 43

Heaven

Question 44

What are the two hills Hagar ran up and down called?

Answer 44

Safa and Marwa